Getting a grip on your finances can seem daunting, especially if you aren’t sure how to begin. Fortunately, there’s a common starting point, no matter your goals: Do a credit checkup.<p>Healthy credit helps you get what you want — often for less money. It can help you get a car loan or a mortgage, and …

We spend a lot of time talking about and analyzing our personality types. In fact, there is a field of science dedicated to the study of personality. Groups such as the Meyers-Briggs Foundation and others have spent countless hours designing tests to assess different personalities. As such, it is …

Accelerating a mortgage isn't easy, but it can be done. Here are a few good reasons to make the effort.<p>Signing a mortgage is quite the commitment. Not only are you locked into what could be a sizable monthly payment, but you're also pledging to continue paying that amount every month for up 30 …

When you really have things running right you will make money while you sleep.<p>It’s no secret that we’re shifting gears into a “gig-economy.” The typical 9-to-5 workday is slowly becoming a thing of the past as skilled freelancers are able to generate six-figure incomes around multiple side-gigs and …

Strategies include rounding up payments and budgeting weekly—not monthly<p>An app can help you order a pizza, find a parking spot—or plan your retirement.<p>In more than a dozen recent experiments, Duke University behavioral economist Dan Ariely used mobile apps and simple tenets of psychology to help …

The start of a new year is a good time to update your budget -- or create one in the first place. But as you review your budget and, hopefully, adjust it for your raise, here are a few more changes you should really think about making.<p>IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.<p><b>1. Carve out room for savings</b><p>Your …